Description: Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Third Edition expands upon the second edition with an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and oth...
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William H. Brackney is The Millard R. Cherry Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Acadia Divinity College, and a member of the Faculty of Theology in Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
WILLIAM H. BRACKNEY is Principal and Professor of Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. The author of four books and contributor to numerous scholarly publications in Baptist and North American religious history, Dr. Brackney is Chairman of the Division of Study and Research of the Baptist World Alliance. His education includes degrees from the University of Maryland, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Temple University, where he received his doctorate in history and religion. William H. Brackney is Professor in and Chair of the Department of Religion at Baylor University. His books include The Baptists (Greenwood, 1988), Christian Voluntarism in Britain and North America (Greenwood, 1992), Christian Voluntarism: Theology and Praxis (1997), Pilgrim Pathways (1998), and Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (1999).Review Quotes: "The Baptist tradition may be the most diverse of all Protestant Christian traditions. It spans the theological spectrum from conservative to liberal and boasts a worldwide constituency, with most of its strength historically in North America. This single-volume Historical Dictionary of the Baptists covers the breadth of the tradition and is an impressive work. Written by prolific Baptist historian William Brackney (historical theology and ethics, Acadia Univ., Canada), the first edition of this work appeared in 1999, and the second edition arrived ten years later. This expanded third edition brings this useful tool up to date. Whereas most dictionaries of this scope are edited works with entries from numerous authors, Brackney is the sole author of this work, and he has done a masterful job of selecting topics from across the worldwide Baptist spectrum. The breadth of the volume is evident in the inclusion of the less-known entities in Baptist history--see, for example, the 17th-century "Leg of Mutton Baptists" (p. 355). Clergy, laity, and scholars will all find the new edition of this dictionary valuable. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers." --Choice Reviews